Here's the thing, cities have more people and produce way more wealth than rural areas. Yet, our national government gives the rural folk a veto over policy preferences of the city folk. In some cases (like abortion) the rural preferences are enacted. At some point, the more numerous folks, who in the aggregate produce this nation's weal…
Here's the thing, cities have more people and produce way more wealth than rural areas. Yet, our national government gives the rural folk a veto over policy preferences of the city folk. In some cases (like abortion) the rural preferences are enacted. At some point, the more numerous folks, who in the aggregate produce this nation's wealth, are going to be fed-up with having to bow to the rural folk. The current system can only change with the approvalof rural folks. That ain't happening. Something has to give, and I fear that it won't be pretty.
Agriculture is still important in this state, producing milk, cheese, wheat, soy beans, sweet corn, cranberries, ginseng, tart cherries, potatoes, etc.
Most food is produced by Big Agricultural - factory farming animals, high-tech dairy farms with automated equipment, giant computer-controlled planters and harvesters. The conglomerates that control Big Ag are controlled in office towers in big cities. The family farm is on the endangers species list.
The family farms are mostly gone. My grandparents farm hasn't been worked for over fifty years. I don't think any of the relatives farms are in production anymore either. Pretty much all of the kids, my parents included, moved to the city. But agriculture is still important to the state.
Here's the thing, cities have more people and produce way more wealth than rural areas. Yet, our national government gives the rural folk a veto over policy preferences of the city folk. In some cases (like abortion) the rural preferences are enacted. At some point, the more numerous folks, who in the aggregate produce this nation's wealth, are going to be fed-up with having to bow to the rural folk. The current system can only change with the approvalof rural folks. That ain't happening. Something has to give, and I fear that it won't be pretty.
On the other hand, rural folk provide food. Food is good.
The majority of produce, at least here in Central Texas, comes from Mexico.
Agriculture is still important in this state, producing milk, cheese, wheat, soy beans, sweet corn, cranberries, ginseng, tart cherries, potatoes, etc.
Most food is produced by Big Agricultural - factory farming animals, high-tech dairy farms with automated equipment, giant computer-controlled planters and harvesters. The conglomerates that control Big Ag are controlled in office towers in big cities. The family farm is on the endangers species list.
The family farms are mostly gone. My grandparents farm hasn't been worked for over fifty years. I don't think any of the relatives farms are in production anymore either. Pretty much all of the kids, my parents included, moved to the city. But agriculture is still important to the state.
I wholeheartedly agree, Mike.